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“It’s an alternative to the big box, white glove, bridal show,” said Lovesick co-founder Tom Wright. “It’s our fifth year of defying the wedding mainstream.” Wright and Jon Holmes founded the alternative wedding expo in Philadelphia, but partnered with Seattle’s Ariel Meadow Stallings, with Offbeat Bride, to bring the event to the West Coast last year. Lovesick now tours Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles and the Bay Area. McGeough said she was looking for decorating ideas, vendors and was planning for a wedding where “vintage meets crazy,” she said.